Victoria’s nurses and midwives reject new pay offer in shock decision

Victoria’s nurses and midwives reject new pay offer in shock decision

About 3000 union members attended Monday’s meeting,where they vented their anger and rejected the pay deal with the Allan government.

  • byJewel Topsfield

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Labor’s secret $75.7b war chest raises budget transparency fears

Labor’s secret $75.7b war chest raises budget transparency fears

The Allan government has squirrelled away billions of dollars for future policy announcements while Victoria lags in deficit.

  • byJosh Gordon
Melbourne Airport accused of greed,protecting parking revenue in rail link stoush

Melbourne Airport accused of greed,protecting parking revenue in rail link stoush

The state government expects the airport rail line will be delayed by four years because of a stalemate with airport operators.

  • byRachel Eddie
Pro-Palestine protesters crash Labor state conference

Pro-Palestine protesters crash Labor state conference

About 200 pro-Palestine protesters chanted slogans as they lashed the Labor Party and the prime minister for their stance on Gaza.

  • byRachel Eddie andAshleigh McMillan
Beneath the city:Inside Victoria’s largest,most expensive road

Beneath the city:Inside Victoria’s largest,most expensive road

Deep underneath our north-eastern suburbs,two mega-machines are embarking on an ambitious project to shape Melbourne’s future.

  • byClay Lucas
Developers and business face Suburban Rail Loop levy to fund project

Developers and business face Suburban Rail Loop levy to fund project

As much as $11 billion will be extracted from commercial operators located along the route of the Suburban Rail Loop’s first stage to help fund the $35 billion project.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
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Labor is trying to stuff its hospitals problem back in the bag. It’s too late
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Labor is trying to stuff its hospitals problem back in the bag. It’s too late

Mergers might be a good thing for Victoria’s cash-strapped hospitals,even if Jacinta Allan and the health minister won’t talk about their plans.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto settles two defamation cases

Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto settles two defamation cases

The opposition leader had three defamation cases brought against him,but now he’s down to just one.

  • byRachel Eddie
New digital driver’s licences don’t work at some pubs and clubs

New digital driver’s licences don’t work at some pubs and clubs

More than 100,000 Victorians have downloaded the new licences,but they can’t be used everywhere.

  • byKieran Rooney
Keffiyeh scarf effectively banned from floor of Victorian parliament

Keffiyeh scarf effectively banned from floor of Victorian parliament

The development comes a week after a Greens MP was asked to leave the chamber for refusing to take off her keffiyeh scarf,commonly worn to show support for Palestine.

  • byBroede Carmody
Victoria’s hospitals are driving up costs by competing against each other

Victoria’s hospitals are driving up costs by competing against each other

Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas has flagged the state is considering amalgamating Victoria’s 76 health services because they are spending money competing against each other.

  • byBroede Carmody,Kieran Rooney andAisha Dow